WHAT A
I WISH I
WOULD’VE
KNOWN
sking friends and family for advice is how many couples
get through the planning process of their wedding,
but they don’t always have the answers! So we set out
to ask some of our brides and grooms for their best advice on
“what they wish they would have known.” After all, hindsight
is always 20/20! Read on for (anonymous) insights from brides
and grooms who have been through the wedding-planning
process and lived to tell the tale.
• I wish I wouldn’t have stressed so much about the
ceremony beforehand, as my wedding planner at the
resort had it all figured out.
• The weather was really warm and our groomsmen were
sweating it out in their full suits and were miserable. I
would have opted for something that was still wedding
appropriate but not as formal.
by Carrie Brandt
• I wish we would have taken more time off after the
wedding to have a longer honeymoon.
• Our family was skeptical about a destination wedding, but
once they arrived at the resort and saw what we saw, their
worries quickly faded. Give them as much information up
front as possible to help calm their worries.
• I would have used an online wedding website or printed
checklist to stay organized, as there is so much to keep
track of.
• Make sure there is a plan B for weather or vendors, as you
can’t control everything.
• Don’t be that couple who plans every second of the wedding
day. Have some downtime built in to your schedule to relax
and connect with your wedding party before and after the
ceremony, as those are the things you will remember most.
• Don’t have your bachelor/bachelorette party the night
before your wedding, as you need to be rested and ready
for your long day ahead.
• We should have listened to our travel advisor and booked
our excursions before we left for our honeymoon, as we
didn’t get to do some of the activities we wanted beacuse
they were sold out when we arrived.
• Party favors at your reception are nice, but not required.
If you decide you must give something away, make it
something easy. You don’t want to be up until the wee hours
of the morning before your wedding preparing them.
• Ask your photographer to take more pictures of the guests
and everyone enjoying the wedding, as we had so many of
us and the wedding party and hardly any of our friends
and family.
• Our photos were amazing, but I wish we would have also
paid for a videographer to really capture the emotion of
the day.
Gareth Davies Photography
• I would have created a honeymoon registry with our travel
advisor to help cover the costs of our trip, which would
have also allowed us to upgrade our flights and our room
to a suite.